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Abandoned Village of Lopau

Abandoned Village of Lopau

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Abandoned Village of Lopau

Recommended by 86 cyclists out of 90

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Great field road near Rehlingen – Forest Bridge loop from Munster (Örtze)

56.8km

03:34

200m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Forest Bridge – Lopau Valley loop from Amelinghausen

60.0km

03:46

230m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Abandoned Village of Lopau – Forest Path Along the Luhe loop from Steinbeck (Luhe)

42.2km

02:58

220m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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March 24, 2019

Every year, the city of Munster organizes a so-called public cycling event with the Bundeswehr, and here the cyclists & Komootler have the opportunity to take a closer look at the village of Lopau (Munster-Nord).
Words like "ghost village" or "lapsed" are circulating on the Internet, which is no longer the case and you can easily see it in the pictures. The remaining houses and courtyards appear very well maintained.
Otherwise...the village was actually first mentioned in 1293 and it wasn't until 1983 that the last steadfast residents left the village!
Now it is used and maintained by the Bundeswehr

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Maik Richter

May 16, 2022

The small village of Lopau, no longer inhabited since the 1980s, is located in a picturesque area, deep in the forest. The little river Lopau feeds several lakes and ponds, some of them beautiful.
Since the village is now on a military training ground, you can only enter it when the barrier at the entrance to the village is open.
Around the village there are very pretty hiking trails, which ones you can walk on can be seen on a sign next to the barrier at the entrance to the village.

When the barrier is closed, you are not allowed to enter the site under any circumstances, because the Bundeswehr could then conduct target practice.

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Gruun

February 6, 2016

Nice, quiet area, if not shot in the distance. There should be some wolf packs, which are spotted now and then in Lopau.
The place was dissolved because of the practice site; you can still see several former village houses.

Nearby there are several very quiet and deep in the forest, lonely lakes.

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Abandoned Village of Lopau

1. Great field road near Rehlingen – Forest Bridge loop from Munster (Örtze)

2. Forest Bridge – Lopau Valley loop from Amelinghausen

3. Abandoned Village of Lopau – Forest Path Along the Luhe loop from Steinbeck (Luhe)

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